Journal Junction for February 28

February 28, 2013

Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences and be no longer than 80 words. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor,"?which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. Any others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.

From Martinsburg:

Gov. Tomblin is just acting as a good soldier in the Obama Army (as stated in his SOTU speech) in wanting to get our children into statist schools at a younger and younger age. The earlier they can start indoctrinating them, the better!

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From Martinsburg:

I like the fact that the decorations on Queen Street are winter decorations, rather than Christmas-specific, so that we can enjoy them longer! It's still winter for three more weeks, you know.

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From Hedgesville:

According to political pundit Charles Krauthammer, for every federal dollar spent, 35 cents are borrowed, and the Sequester cuts would mean that only 33 cents on the dollar are borrowed. If we are to take the Administration's "Scaremageddon" threats seriously, what happens when we actually balance the budget?

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From Charles Town Road:

The president is playing games. The 2 percent cut is only on the increase over last year's budget. The feds are spending more money this year than last. The Wall Street Journal announced the president has the authority where the sequester cuts will be. NPR announced that "no DOD uniformed person will be furloughed." There has already been a tax increase without spending cuts. Workers, haven't you noticed your pay? Do you want more taxes?

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From Charles Town:

There is actually an ordinance in place that limits the number of vehicles a resident can park at his/her house. Unfortunately, our elected officials choose to ignore it.

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From Berkeley County:

This is no secret. At the end of the fiscal year, the federal government tells its departments to spend any excess money left in their budget. If not, that amount will be taken off of the next year's budget. The president, instead of traveling across our country in Air Force One playing the blame game, should have stayed in D.C. and worked out a budget with Congress.

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From Martinsburg:

If we lie to the government, we go to jail. Why is it that no one in the government goes to jail when the lie to us? Why is it when people fail to uphold the Constitution after swearing to do so are allowed to get away with it? Also, what about the people who took the oath to protect us from foreign and domestic enemies? I guess it depends on what the definition of "is" means.